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[ when the locket flicks on, it looks as though Teresa might be alone, but her attention moves to her right almost immediately after the video feed starts, like she's wary to have her attention diverted for even a little bit. she's worrying, yes. in a Teresa way. which means she mostly just looks really annoyed. ]

We've all seen the last few transmissions over this network, right? We've all seen it, and we've all been told to be on our guard, but has anyone actually killed one of these things yet? Do we even know how? Or are we expected to swing a sword and hope for the best? [ h u f f ]

[Effy prides herself in everything she does, but if there’s one thing she’s best at, it’s hiding her problems. when Teresa looks off screen, she slides into view with a smile.]

Don’t think swords are going to do much. [if anything.] Got to be another way. Maybe light?

[she arches a brow at Teresa, as though that would be the most helpful (and obvious) solution. they are shadow dogs.]

[ Teresa’s expression doesn’t exactly turn sour, but- ] So... Magic, basically. We should be using magic. [ which she doesn’t have. which obviously bothers her. can’t they just punch these things in the face? she doesn’t mind punching things in the face. especially when they made a point to hurt someone she gives a crap about. ] Okay, let’s work with that, then. We need a plan. With- magic, I guess.

Yes. [she gets it. magic.] Magic. I’m sure someone’s got an idea how to use it. Wizards. Magic users. Anything. The dogs need to go.

[Effy is 100% done with dealing with the dogs, so she really doesn’t want any more contact with them. which is why it’s important someone else deals with it.]

So, who’s ready to make a plan?

(ooc: green is teresa & black is effy! )

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Someone's training me. small>[she knows the basics of the basics.] How'd you learn?

I'm in the military.

[ ... Says the fifteen year old kid, but it explains it all. Soldiers exist to fight. ]

But I had a... [ A friend? They were back then; not so much anymore. ] Someone I knew taught me some hand-to-hand once. It's a useful skill.

Interesting.

[she'd ask why he's in the military and also her age, basically, but she doesn't.]

How long did it take you to get rid of one of the dogs?

How long? [ He echoes, in a that's a weird question manner, but takes a second to think it over regardless. ] I wasn't keeping track. There were three of 'em when we had to fight them—I guess it was about ten minutes.

[ Or whatever. It's not something he thinks he could accurately guess. He had a painful wound healing over and a lost horse to worry about afterwards. ]

[welcome to the world of effy, everything is a weird question.]

Three for ten. [not too bad, right? hell if she knows.] How'd you ... block everything out?

[ The question belatedly dawns on him, evident by the way his expression pinches together and eventually smooths out into something more neutral. ]

Y'mean what they cause? [ The fear thing. Continuing the trend in being immensely helpful with precise answers, Eren gives a lazy shrug of the shoulder. ] I heard it happens if you look at their eyes. I think it happened to the other guy for a moment there... [ Eren remembers him freezing in place, at least, in the face of immediate danger. ] I didn't look at them head on.

That's it?

[that seems too simple, especially considering what had happened to her. she didn't want to think she could have avoided it by just not looking at them.]

Hell if I know.

[ So, take that info with a grain of salt. ]

I told you that's what I heard. I can't say much else about them.

[but eren you fought them doesn't that mean you know a bit more!!]

...Great. I'll keep all that in mind. [her tone is spiteful:] Make sure no one dies while watching it all happen, yeah? [she sighs, voice softening:] Gonna need more than that.

[it's not his fault. it's nobody's fault. she's just mad because she had to go through something she didn't want to, and now that she's asking for information, not a lot is coming through. some is, but not a lot.]

[ You can stab them, that's all you gotta know brosis >:( ]

Like what? Those things came out of pretty much nowhere. Is anyone really going to know too much about them right now?

[she is tiny and has trouble facing her fears!! X( ]

Maybe. Maybe there's some secret book in the libraries about them. Someone who's cozy with Black Shuck could've made some fucked up offering, yeah?

[ a tiny girl used to regularly kick his ass, that is no excuse ma'am B( ]

I wouldn't count on them to speak up about it if that's true. [ Not that he knows any more about the Black Shuck than he does anything else around these parts. ] Some things you just have to find out for yourself.

[wow well maybe she'll learn a few things from her training sessions >(]

Yeah. I got that. Just thought I'd use my strengths instead of fighting something I didn't know a thing about.

[ she better, get crackin'!!1 ]

Your strengths? ... So what'd you say those were?

I can do anything if I want to. I'm learning how to fight, and I'm smart; I know how to solve problems. If I can solve this, I will. Just never dealt with demon dogs before, you know?

[ "I can do anything", huh. Sounds a lot like someone he knows, right down to the lack of modesty about it. But by virtue of not being that someone, Eren is a lot less irritated by hearing it. ]

Yeah, I know—neither have I, so I'm just doing what I can. I think that's what all this comes down to. Figuring out what works.

[she shrugs. her confidence on the matter is wavering, but it doesn't show.]

That's all I want.

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